Activin A and follistatin: Their role in the acute phase reaction and inflammation

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 195-198

  De Kretser, D M ^a,b   Hedger, M P ^a   Phillips, D J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ACTIVINS; ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INHIBINS;

EID: 0033015404     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1610195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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